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being relevant with the anniversary of pearl harbor last week the dropping of two nuclear bombs on japan you know and growing up and my education that's the end of the chapter we drop the bombs the war was over we want to believe that's where i grew up that's the founding myth my children had three of them went to school went to high school and got the same story we had to bomb japan to finish the war they were fanatics and we had to save american lives at the idea was if we didn't get trapped atomic bomb the united states would have had to invade we would have lost truman says in his memoir he was told a half million men would have died in the invasion and he had no choice but to drop it. that's not the end of the story for us that's the beginning of the story and it's the beginning also a mythology soviets are invading japan and that's the other side of the coin and the soviet invasion is what really terrifies the japanese and the bomb is being dropped to basically said the message to the russians in a new ballgame and a world war two we're no we're no longer allies i'm going to make a
being relevant with the anniversary of pearl harbor last week the dropping of two nuclear bombs on japan you know and growing up and my education that's the end of the chapter we drop the bombs the war was over we want to believe that's where i grew up that's the founding myth my children had three of them went to school went to high school and got the same story we had to bomb japan to finish the war they were fanatics and we had to save american lives at the idea was if we didn't get trapped...
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invading japan that's the other side of the court and the soviet invasion is why. really terrifies the japanese and the bomb is being dropped to basically said to minister to the russians in a new ballgame and a world war two with no we're no longer going to make a long story short but truman has a different strategy that roosevelt ever dreamed of and that's a strange disconnect we get into that too because of the wallace and wallace was about as president who got bumped off the ticket in forty four allowing for truman to get in there it's a great story and that's why you say why history because the prologue here much about wallace you know well it's going to back up and i say explain i think we've got a book too quickly the americans knew truman knew he said the main reason he was going to potsdam was to make sure that stalin and the russians came into the war because the intelligence kept saying that the thing that the japanese dreaded the most the thing that finally break the japanese back was the soviet entry into the war and so he said to the war on august nin
invading japan that's the other side of the court and the soviet invasion is why. really terrifies the japanese and the bomb is being dropped to basically said to minister to the russians in a new ballgame and a world war two with no we're no longer going to make a long story short but truman has a different strategy that roosevelt ever dreamed of and that's a strange disconnect we get into that too because of the wallace and wallace was about as president who got bumped off the ticket in forty...
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that means japan must stay vigilant. >> japan's ruling party promised change. but it faces challenges, an economy dogged by uncertainty and disputes with neighbors over territory. voters now face a choice. who will they trust to guide their country forward? join us december 16th for "japan decides." >>> continued violence in afghanistan has cast a shadow over plans for the country to take over it's own security in 2013. the pentagon insists things are back on track. and uses phrase dramatically improved to describe the situation in a new report. we have a report from our bureau in bangkok. >> the u.s. department of defense has released its latest report on the on going battle with taliban in afghanistan. progress has been made, but much remains to be done. pressing issue, how to best train afghan forces to maintain security. the report released to the u.s. congress on monday. a key claim is that 76% of the country's population lives in areas where afghan police and troops maintain the leading role in security. it also states that attacks by the taliban rose by
that means japan must stay vigilant. >> japan's ruling party promised change. but it faces challenges, an economy dogged by uncertainty and disputes with neighbors over territory. voters now face a choice. who will they trust to guide their country forward? join us december 16th for "japan decides." >>> continued violence in afghanistan has cast a shadow over plans for the country to take over it's own security in 2013. the pentagon insists things are back on track. and...
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it difficult to manage that, they resort to nationalism, you have seen a little bit of that toward japan, and the problem is, that that wells up from the people. that is not the government and the government has tried to use some of these demonstrations to sort of make a point about japan, and they nearly lost control on a couple of occasions, so i -- i think that -- i don't think of china as an enemy, it is a competitor. it is a partner in many ways. but we also have to work with the chinese in terms of how do we -- how do we persuade them to become a responsible steak holder? .. and sort of abide by the rules? china's rise is not necessarily disadvantages you to the united states. >> rose: it is not a zero sum a game? >> no, i don't think, so and particularly their economic expansion. >> do you believe that the new team of leadership, those you might have met, see the world differently than huh huh engine too? >> i honestly don't know, i think that they, at least at the outset, will be pretty cautious. but i was very worried just in the last few days, this announcement that they were g
it difficult to manage that, they resort to nationalism, you have seen a little bit of that toward japan, and the problem is, that that wells up from the people. that is not the government and the government has tried to use some of these demonstrations to sort of make a point about japan, and they nearly lost control on a couple of occasions, so i -- i think that -- i don't think of china as an enemy, it is a competitor. it is a partner in many ways. but we also have to work with the chinese...
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eurozone drama what else are they missing around the world say in i don't know let's pick a country japan we're going to have the c.e.o. former c.e.o. of a company you may know it's a japanese company called a live this maybe you had an olympus camera at some point in your life well he went from c.e.o. to whistleblower uncovering a one point seven billion dollar fraud he's going to talk about this and what it is symbolic of in terms of maybe japanese corporate health interesting i your producer dimitri and i were talking about it earlier sounds like he's got a very interesting story lauren lyster thanks as always thank you and that's going to do it for us for now but for more on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash r t america or our website r t dot com slash usa and you can follow me on twitter at christine for example. culture is that so much a given to you each visit a share of power and finally the marquesa herdsman would seem like a fantasy only two years ago could become a reality very soon put a strong sense of identity and spread across the middle east because. downl
eurozone drama what else are they missing around the world say in i don't know let's pick a country japan we're going to have the c.e.o. former c.e.o. of a company you may know it's a japanese company called a live this maybe you had an olympus camera at some point in your life well he went from c.e.o. to whistleblower uncovering a one point seven billion dollar fraud he's going to talk about this and what it is symbolic of in terms of maybe japanese corporate health interesting i your producer...
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we do begin with breaking news out of japan right now. a strong earthquake hit the northeastern part of the country this morning. and it has triggered a tsunami warning. >> the quake measured a 7.3. it was centered in the pacific ocean. it was strong enough to cause buildings to sway in tokyo for several minutes. abc's akiko fujita is in tokyo with the very latest by phone. high, akiko. >> reporter: you're right. this quake hit about 5:18 p.m. local time. this is the largest quake we have felt in tokyo this year. to give you an idea of the intensity, in japan, they have a one to seven scale. this was about a five. it's a very strong quake, felt all the way out here. the big concern right now is the possibility of a tsunami along the northeast coast of japan. that is the same area that was devastated last year during 2011. right now, we have not seen any reports of tsunami waves just yet. the meteorological agency here has forecast waves about three feet high to hit the miyagi prefecture. we've not gotten any reports of a tsunami. but all
we do begin with breaking news out of japan right now. a strong earthquake hit the northeastern part of the country this morning. and it has triggered a tsunami warning. >> the quake measured a 7.3. it was centered in the pacific ocean. it was strong enough to cause buildings to sway in tokyo for several minutes. abc's akiko fujita is in tokyo with the very latest by phone. high, akiko. >> reporter: you're right. this quake hit about 5:18 p.m. local time. this is the largest quake...
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breaking news in japan. a very powerful earthquake in the pacific ocean triggered a tsunami warning in this morning. it caused buildings to sway in tokyo. >>> bracing for more violence in egypt. soldiers in barbed-wire barricades block the palace in congress. >>> and today is december 7th, 71 years to the day after the japanese attack on pearl harbor, a day that will live in infamy. flags are at half-staff to honor the 2,400 americans who died. >>> showers from portland to seattle. snow in the cascades, northern rockies and upper midwest. also, showers from chicago to new york. >>> finally from us this morning, the late-night comics can't seem to get enough of the goings on in washington. >> nor could we. and we start with stephen colbert addressing new speculation he would run for senate from his own state of south carolina. >> tonight's big story comes from my home state of south carolina. big, breaking news in this town. senator jim demint, a tea party favorite and conservative icon, is surprisingly resig
breaking news in japan. a very powerful earthquake in the pacific ocean triggered a tsunami warning in this morning. it caused buildings to sway in tokyo. >>> bracing for more violence in egypt. soldiers in barbed-wire barricades block the palace in congress. >>> and today is december 7th, 71 years to the day after the japanese attack on pearl harbor, a day that will live in infamy. flags are at half-staff to honor the 2,400 americans who died. >>> showers from...
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these tests and was staking you know having seen debris from on china wharf looking for stuff where japan and killing a lot of people and tension. double talk designed to dress up reality in sound bites and easily digested by voters has become the default language of the political elite artie's worried a porton eye looks at whether u.s. voters are willing to read between the lines to work out what politicians are really saying. the art of politics is made up of many things. handshakes smiles and a good arsenal of verbal camouflage americans have a lot of trouble dealing with reality americans have trouble facing the truth or as the elite american comedian george carlin put it euphemistically language that conceals reality poor people used to live in the slums now the economically disadvantaged occupy substandard housing in the inner cities. and their her. they don't have a negative cash flow position. and today america's love affair with semantics has given birth to a new phrase to describe the rich job creators in america basically are on strike increasing taxes on job creators this admi
these tests and was staking you know having seen debris from on china wharf looking for stuff where japan and killing a lot of people and tension. double talk designed to dress up reality in sound bites and easily digested by voters has become the default language of the political elite artie's worried a porton eye looks at whether u.s. voters are willing to read between the lines to work out what politicians are really saying. the art of politics is made up of many things. handshakes smiles...
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from here to japan, his acclaimed sisters, maximoto premiered in 2005. in the last couple years he worked with camposanto on a fist of roses on male violence and an orchestral composition. many of his plays are collected in month more cherry blossoms published by washington press. among his awards are the civil liberties public education fund and lila wallace reader's digest award. phillip is also a respected independent film maker whose film recently premiered at sundance, but we're here to talk about his upcoming production, after the war. a jazz-infused drama set in post-war san francisco japan town in 1948 which chronicles the return of japanese americans into the internment -- from the internment camp. sharing this evening is chloe veltman. chloe was born in london and received a master's degree with distinction in conjunction with harvard university and the moscow art theater school. she has worked as a staff reporter for the daily telegraph and is a freelance writer, her articles appearing on both sides of the atlantic. she is the chief theater cr
from here to japan, his acclaimed sisters, maximoto premiered in 2005. in the last couple years he worked with camposanto on a fist of roses on male violence and an orchestral composition. many of his plays are collected in month more cherry blossoms published by washington press. among his awards are the civil liberties public education fund and lila wallace reader's digest award. phillip is also a respected independent film maker whose film recently premiered at sundance, but we're here to...
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the snow picture will be remaining across much o north western japan. this is the usual average, 130 centimeters. 18 centimeters but the average is about one centimeter. way above the normal territories. 180 centimeters of which 30 centimeters builds up in the course of hours. really heavy rain is pounding the regions. the snowfall forecast into wednesday morning up to 70 centimeters. all the way down towards the south. owing know will be possible. visibility very low and traveling conditions will be very much disturbed. already we have cancellations and delays with the flights in the regions. the pacific side will be remaining dry and much warmer than we felt yesterday even though the temperatures are the same. it's about 11 degrees for the high in tokyo. minus one and it's about minus ten for your low. minus 17 is for your high. moving over to the american continent we do have ten tornado touchdown reported in mississippi, louisiana and in florida as well. this is likely to continue due to this cold front that has been bringing so many hazardous weath
the snow picture will be remaining across much o north western japan. this is the usual average, 130 centimeters. 18 centimeters but the average is about one centimeter. way above the normal territories. 180 centimeters of which 30 centimeters builds up in the course of hours. really heavy rain is pounding the regions. the snowfall forecast into wednesday morning up to 70 centimeters. all the way down towards the south. owing know will be possible. visibility very low and traveling conditions...
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in this vacuum in japan town, there was the fillmore district with african americans and a variety of other people and they moved into the community. and then japanese americans get out of camp and they come back to their neighborhood that has been populated and made into a different life and different world and what happens when those two communities overlap and intersect? whose place is it, whose home is it? who is an american? how do we sort of coexist in this post war period where the people from that community are by and large marginalized, yet you have this whole kind of other thing happening where it's -- the war has been won, this is like new things, television is happening, advertising, this whole advertising thing is happening. so you have these marginalized peoples and what happens, is it possible to develop a kind of at that moment a cross-cultural community? is it possible to have kind of a multi cultural community that emerged from that moment? and so, in particular, that's what i wanted to explore. and part of the back drop is there was this extraordinary jazz scene hap
in this vacuum in japan town, there was the fillmore district with african americans and a variety of other people and they moved into the community. and then japanese americans get out of camp and they come back to their neighborhood that has been populated and made into a different life and different world and what happens when those two communities overlap and intersect? whose place is it, whose home is it? who is an american? how do we sort of coexist in this post war period where the...
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this rattled a few cages in southeast asia and japan. they're obvious points of contention in the islands. i still do not know who we think this man is. there will still be a lot of pieces missing. >> much does that matter to the united states? >> -- how much does that matter to the united states? >> a lot. it is important for us, important for the world economy, also important for china. we do not have a great sense of the policies of xi jinping because china is ruled by a committee of seven. he may be the future president, the new head of the communist party, head of the military right now, but he has got to develop a consensus among the other members of the group of seven. he may be the leader of the group of seven, but he has got to get their support. he has got to develop that coalition. it may take him awhile to consolidate his alliances and figure out where he can move and at what pace. we really will not know for a wild exactly how fast, how far he is going to move and what areas he will emphasize. >> as his leadership team is ,
this rattled a few cages in southeast asia and japan. they're obvious points of contention in the islands. i still do not know who we think this man is. there will still be a lot of pieces missing. >> much does that matter to the united states? >> -- how much does that matter to the united states? >> a lot. it is important for us, important for the world economy, also important for china. we do not have a great sense of the policies of xi jinping because china is ruled by a...
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what i mean by that, we have the forward deployed naval forces in japan, in bahrain. and soon to be in spain and soon to be in singapore. what that gets you is that gets you ships that are forward. numbers of ships are important. numbers of ships forward are of most importance. >> reducing transit time for example. >> precisely. you get the presence of a ship forward a factor of .8, maybe 20% maintenance, refresh, refuel, things of that nature. if you have to come from the west coast or east coast, i need four ships to keep one forward. one is there. one just came back. one is on its way or getting ready and one is in deep maintenance so you see the leverage. >> being forward, present and engaging has been things the navy has been delivering for more than 200 years but you said the navy would have to focus much more on war fighting and less on engagement. the new age strategy remains, for example, to engage and to be forward, to cooperate with allies over that vast region. critics say your drive for more combat foe qus is at odds with -- focus is at odds with that. is
what i mean by that, we have the forward deployed naval forces in japan, in bahrain. and soon to be in spain and soon to be in singapore. what that gets you is that gets you ships that are forward. numbers of ships are important. numbers of ships forward are of most importance. >> reducing transit time for example. >> precisely. you get the presence of a ship forward a factor of .8, maybe 20% maintenance, refresh, refuel, things of that nature. if you have to come from the west...
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of leisure society for working americans plus it's been less than two years but a new government in japan is already forgotten all the lessons learned from the fukushima nuclear crisis as millions of tons of radioactive debris drifts at this moment for the united states is west coast i know what the japanese government is now doing if you put the entire world in danger and later in the show we'll have your take my take a live segment your chance to call in and ask a question share your thoughts live on the air. you need to know this president obama is back in washington d.c. senators back in washington d.c. the speaker john boehner and the rest of the republicans in the house are still on vacation here is democratic senate majority leader harry reid on the floor of the sun today warning that it looks like the nation is going over the cliff. if we go over the cliff and it looks like that's where we're headed as president the house of representatives as we speak with four days left after today before the first year aren't here with the speaker having told them they'll have you know given fo
of leisure society for working americans plus it's been less than two years but a new government in japan is already forgotten all the lessons learned from the fukushima nuclear crisis as millions of tons of radioactive debris drifts at this moment for the united states is west coast i know what the japanese government is now doing if you put the entire world in danger and later in the show we'll have your take my take a live segment your chance to call in and ask a question share your thoughts...
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he was laying there in japan. i said you're going to see my show tomorrow and he said, no i'm going home. so it makes you feel really big. >> are we ready? >> ♪ i wish that i could kiss each and every one of you ♪ >> you want to get a sample of that? >> reporter: during world war ii he brought his act to troops in the south pacific and entertained 15,000 marines on the island of pavu as they got ready for a big invasion. >> out of the kids 40% never got home. some months later i was going to a hospital, oakland california during my regular comedy routine and a patient covered with bandages took his hand out and said pavuvu. i greeted him and found out that the whole room was filled with guys from pavuvu. he opened his eyes and said bob hope when did you get here. i couldn't handle that i had to walk away. that was one of the touchest moments in -- toughest moments in my life. >> reporter: bob hope hoped to be a part of the troops at one moment, and the white house in the next. he entertained many presidents. >
he was laying there in japan. i said you're going to see my show tomorrow and he said, no i'm going home. so it makes you feel really big. >> are we ready? >> ♪ i wish that i could kiss each and every one of you ♪ >> you want to get a sample of that? >> reporter: during world war ii he brought his act to troops in the south pacific and entertained 15,000 marines on the island of pavu as they got ready for a big invasion. >> out of the kids 40% never got home....
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china when it comes to manufacturing, and we even have a productivity advantage over countries like japan and germany, countries thought of as manufacturing leaders. i wondered, and i started asking myself, well, what is it that gives us this productivity advantage? what is it that gives american manufacturers this ability to compete? i wanted to go and talk to rail manufacturers because one of the things that when you're in washington and in bureaucracies, you know, you have a lot of people pontificating about the state of american manufacturing and what we need to do without actually engaging and talking to manufacturers, and, particularly, not talking to small and medium-sized manufacturers. the large manufacturers, the ceos, are often represented on policy think tanks, but the reality is almost half of the manufacturing jobs are with small and medium sized businesses. i decided that i wanted to talk to some of these small and medium sized businesses and figure out what it was that was givenning them a comparative advantage, and one of the arguments i made in the book is our entreprene
china when it comes to manufacturing, and we even have a productivity advantage over countries like japan and germany, countries thought of as manufacturing leaders. i wondered, and i started asking myself, well, what is it that gives us this productivity advantage? what is it that gives american manufacturers this ability to compete? i wanted to go and talk to rail manufacturers because one of the things that when you're in washington and in bureaucracies, you know, you have a lot of people...
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eventually do so and that includes my own country as well as china and india and japan of a lot of other very important countries in the world if and when that happens then i think we can move toward a. situation of impartial justice but not until everybody joins and participates ok lawrence if i go to you i mean a lot of people are calling it the african criminal court yes that's right and again these want to some of the issues that the court confronts i mean on the other hand we should be clear that the african nations themselves were supporters of the court now obviously we've seen some tensions emerge between the african union and the international criminal court the african union has argued that justice actually can be in impediment to some type of peaceful resolution. we've seen members of the african union urged the i.c.c. to dismiss charges against omar bashir the president of sudan but the fact that the african nation is that a tension has emerged and doesn't necessarily impugn the quality of the justice. that the i.c.c. is dispensing what i think it does it redoubles the necess
eventually do so and that includes my own country as well as china and india and japan of a lot of other very important countries in the world if and when that happens then i think we can move toward a. situation of impartial justice but not until everybody joins and participates ok lawrence if i go to you i mean a lot of people are calling it the african criminal court yes that's right and again these want to some of the issues that the court confronts i mean on the other hand we should be...
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russia has another nations that have been involved in the six party talks and our threats are just japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks or in these things happening but what the u.n. said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a while he's there for the problem but i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back talk less isolate more of a military base that the united states will bring merrily south korea's building on july went in an effort to create a ring around china perhaps and to deal with north korea are all setbacks to peace what's necessary i think at this point in time is not is to step back from the process and the outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute a peaceful china south korea north korea japan as a region will have a huge impact on world east and i think that it's really i
russia has another nations that have been involved in the six party talks and our threats are just japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks or in these things happening but what the u.n. said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a while he's...
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south korea and japan who suspect he was in fact testing a long range ballistic missile technology north korea's banned from such test by u.n. resolutions the security council condemned the launch saying it will consider an appropriate response while the e.u.'s threatening more sanctions anti-war campaigner it's iraq and says talks are the only solution to the ongoing impasse. these are causing us to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations has certainly russia has another nations that have been involved in the six party talks and our the threats are just japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks or in these things happening but what the u.n. said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a while he's there for the problem but i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back tal
south korea and japan who suspect he was in fact testing a long range ballistic missile technology north korea's banned from such test by u.n. resolutions the security council condemned the launch saying it will consider an appropriate response while the e.u.'s threatening more sanctions anti-war campaigner it's iraq and says talks are the only solution to the ongoing impasse. these are causing us to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other...
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japan introduced scientific whaling to avoid a commercial willing than under a 1986 moratorium. a man and australia survived being mauled by a shark. he was serving in new south wales. he lost a finger and chunk of his five. putting on a brave face for the cameras but shark attacks are unusual this time of year. >> the dolphins swimming all around him and all of the sudden the sharp just comes up and took for the chunks out of him and then he'd actually put the nose of the board into the bull shark's head. >> did a marvelous job. >> the chinese government has approved a law forcing internet users to use their real names. china says the new rules will help prevent rumors from spreading and clamp down on corruption. but on-line freedom advocates say the policy is intended to stifle dissent. robert bride is in hong kong and send this report. >> this is a very controversial regulation which, as you would expect, gained a quick response from internet users themselves. in china, many commenting it takes the internet in a backward move. critics have argued that this will mean that anyb
japan introduced scientific whaling to avoid a commercial willing than under a 1986 moratorium. a man and australia survived being mauled by a shark. he was serving in new south wales. he lost a finger and chunk of his five. putting on a brave face for the cameras but shark attacks are unusual this time of year. >> the dolphins swimming all around him and all of the sudden the sharp just comes up and took for the chunks out of him and then he'd actually put the nose of the board into the...
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tucked in between the russian mainland japan and the sun coming island is the island of minute on named off the french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the pride of the sakhalin region we'll take a look what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the boarders own and was completely restricted to visit this no this picture place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top attraction. really has been exploring the deaths of the world seas for several decades but it's here at morn you know an island where he has finally found what he'd been looking for the rest of the water here is very clear the visibility is very good and the underwater world here is extremely rich i've been to many diving locations across the planet including the island of bali but mine are on top of my list while some go to the cycling region to enjoy the sights this convert the island's nature's riches into a healthy dollar it is home to the biggest seafood processing factory in russia the tonight shock hundreds of thousands of tons of fish get caught in t
tucked in between the russian mainland japan and the sun coming island is the island of minute on named off the french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the pride of the sakhalin region we'll take a look what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the boarders own and was completely restricted to visit this no this picture place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top attraction. really has been exploring the deaths of the world...
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japan has deployed missile interceptors saying they're prepared to shoot down north korea's long range rocket if it poses a threat is gearing up for a launch later this month ortiz insists the rocket will take a satellite into orbit but the u.s. south korea and japan believe the isolated state is carrying out intercontinental ballistic missile tests russia meanwhile there's a strongly urging him to cancel the upcoming launch. hungry thousands of people are protesting against the far right opposition party in the capital budapest outrage was sparked after one of the party's leaders suggested jews be screened to see if they pose a security risk a politician later claimed he was misunderstood in his party saying interest was political damage and caused by desperation rising popularity. the resource rich state of qatar has been pouring millions of dollars into the french economy the country says it wants to aid small business and help rebuild impoverished neighborhoods because. the reports now the gulf states investment is being met with suspicion. france is already no stranger to qatari d
japan has deployed missile interceptors saying they're prepared to shoot down north korea's long range rocket if it poses a threat is gearing up for a launch later this month ortiz insists the rocket will take a satellite into orbit but the u.s. south korea and japan believe the isolated state is carrying out intercontinental ballistic missile tests russia meanwhile there's a strongly urging him to cancel the upcoming launch. hungry thousands of people are protesting against the far right...
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right now they're keeping it just to japan. we are hearing reports of possibly as much as a two-meter high tsunami warning in miagi prefecture. this is along the same fault lines, right where this happened in march of last year, the march 11th earthquake and tsunami that we all know very well. we were up there last weekend doing several stories. we just got off the phone to someone up there, and they said it felt very similar to the march 11th earthquake. obviously a 7.3 not as one as march 11th which was magnitude 9. we are watching for a tsunami warning in miagi prefecture. this happening about 300 kilometers off the coast of sendai. sendai being about 250 kilometers north of tokyo. what we felt here was quite a strong quake. it went on for about 90 seconds. the thing that stands out in my mind is the noise, the violent shaking. in terms of the scene in tokyo, i hear cars moving behind me. it's just after 6:00 here in tokyo, people seem to be getting back to their lives, but a good wake-up call on a friday evening. we'll be w
right now they're keeping it just to japan. we are hearing reports of possibly as much as a two-meter high tsunami warning in miagi prefecture. this is along the same fault lines, right where this happened in march of last year, the march 11th earthquake and tsunami that we all know very well. we were up there last weekend doing several stories. we just got off the phone to someone up there, and they said it felt very similar to the march 11th earthquake. obviously a 7.3 not as one as march...
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finally, how to play japan. very interesting comments today about japan near 52-week high on the index. here's one way to play it, the ewj and simon hobbs, you don't get the benefit of any moves in the currency. you get exposed to the currency. as the yen weakens as it's been that way, you have to account for that. there are ways around that. there are atfs that try to take out the currency plays. i want to put this up. what this does is it takes into account currency fluctuations and it tries to hedge against it so you only get a pure play on japanese stocks. you notice this has been moving up. let me do a comparison chart to show you that it does make a difference. if you do a comparison between the ewj here and this one that hedges on currency, you'll see it's been outperforming. this has been happening as the yen has been weakening. so believe it or not, carl, there are ways that you can hedge out some of this risk using etfs with very, very little effort. it used to be complicated. now there are etfs that w
finally, how to play japan. very interesting comments today about japan near 52-week high on the index. here's one way to play it, the ewj and simon hobbs, you don't get the benefit of any moves in the currency. you get exposed to the currency. as the yen weakens as it's been that way, you have to account for that. there are ways around that. there are atfs that try to take out the currency plays. i want to put this up. what this does is it takes into account currency fluctuations and it tries...
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over the past year, we have reached major agreements with japan to realign our forces and jointly develop a strategic hub and we have worked to strengthen cooperation with the republic of korea in space and cyberspace and intelligence. we began the new marine rotational deployment telstra leah as well as increased air force cooperation. likewise we are deepening our engagement and developing rotational deployment with allies and partners such as singapore and the philippines and expanding our milton a dialogue and exchanges with china. we are also enhancing our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes reallocating the naval fleet to achieve in the next few years a 63 coo 40 split between the pacific and the land goshen's. hopefully we will do that by 2020. the increasing army and marine presence in the region after iraq and afghanistan locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific including the new plans as f-22 is and the envy 22 to japan. laying the groundwork for the first overseas deployment of the f35 joint strike fighter in 27 tiberi. the strategy is that as we do
over the past year, we have reached major agreements with japan to realign our forces and jointly develop a strategic hub and we have worked to strengthen cooperation with the republic of korea in space and cyberspace and intelligence. we began the new marine rotational deployment telstra leah as well as increased air force cooperation. likewise we are deepening our engagement and developing rotational deployment with allies and partners such as singapore and the philippines and expanding our...
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in japan the average height for men is one hundred eighty two centimeters ten centimeters shorter because of that some employers refused to hire me one of them even told me directly that i was too short to deal with the clients computers already spent three months in this hospital and plans to stay for another four to add the coveted seven santa majors to his stature invented by the famed still be an orthopedic because we will is there of in the nineteen fifties these frames were initially used to treat fractures in deformities by cutting bones and slowly pulling them up or therefore stimulating tissue regeneration it was out of was able to receive arms and legs and people who thought they were crippled for life be sent to the other patients shattered bones and in many cases their shattered lives with the main goal when professor of design his first brain using bicycle parts sixty years later his invention is increasingly being used to help people quite eager to fracture their legs to become a few centimeters taller than the ultimate goal is still the same fixing somebodies lives both lit
in japan the average height for men is one hundred eighty two centimeters ten centimeters shorter because of that some employers refused to hire me one of them even told me directly that i was too short to deal with the clients computers already spent three months in this hospital and plans to stay for another four to add the coveted seven santa majors to his stature invented by the famed still be an orthopedic because we will is there of in the nineteen fifties these frames were initially used...
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well i mean nato is reaching out to countries like australia and japan to intensify their cooperation but i'll give you an example of that you just mentioned a country where relatively often and that is libya if it had not been for nato colonel gadhafi would have murdered the inhabitants of him god i don't know that we don't know that how do you know that you know the history you know that we. will now that are his or. her we will have this is guy for twenty years thirty years he's a crazy guy don't listen to him and he makes one statement then you listen to him it doesn't make any logical sense at all his troops. sampling outside of benghazi they were preparing to enter the town he has said that we were he will squash the cockroaches who live there and i quote the colonel gadhafi don't know them and i were going to add reuters that are already a very sad reuters story ok we're writers as i'm generally speaking a rather good reputation anyway and if they're going to go inward and hire fly to islam misfires not to the population of bengal it's true i don't think so what he said online
well i mean nato is reaching out to countries like australia and japan to intensify their cooperation but i'll give you an example of that you just mentioned a country where relatively often and that is libya if it had not been for nato colonel gadhafi would have murdered the inhabitants of him god i don't know that we don't know that how do you know that you know the history you know that we. will now that are his or. her we will have this is guy for twenty years thirty years he's a crazy guy...
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there is now a glut of dollars with the recovery of japan and germany, all these exports. it didn't know what to do. there was pressure, as there is now coming from germany for austerity and other countries in europe. there was pressure for austerity on the united states in order to stabilize the value of the dollar, especially given its rolls. this was crucial. and the americans did not know quite what to do. then made an attempt in 1979. first in 1970. an enormous strike with in 1970, and those high interest rates caused wall street crisis, the commercial paper prices, penn central and other. goldman got into trouble than for selling bonds for full value. and so they pulled back. the policies, ranging price controls. and it wasn't until finally and again under pressure from the germans in particular, volker understood that one had to break american labor in order to stabilize. we interviewed him. and he said, very interestingly, the more important than what i do in raising interest rates to 18% to drive up unemployment high was in. [inaudible] more important and that was
there is now a glut of dollars with the recovery of japan and germany, all these exports. it didn't know what to do. there was pressure, as there is now coming from germany for austerity and other countries in europe. there was pressure for austerity on the united states in order to stabilize the value of the dollar, especially given its rolls. this was crucial. and the americans did not know quite what to do. then made an attempt in 1979. first in 1970. an enormous strike with in 1970, and...